Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:57 PM Local Time
Lost Player Finds His Way Home
The announcement came from the raised podium in the middle of the Pavilion Room.
Coming back from the break, a man in a green shirt had forgotten what table he was at, which is easy to do in a cavernous space with more than 100 tables and 1,000 poker players. His table mates immediately recognized him, however, and waved him over to his waiting stack of 120,000 chips.
The Pavilion Room applauded, and this once-lost grinder is back in the game.
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:57 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Kristen Bicknell | 305,000 | 163,000  |
| Kenny Hallaert | 300,000 | -5,000  |
| Daniel Strelitz | 290,000 | 84,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 235,000 | 73,000 |
| Vincent Moscati | 180,000 | -7,200 |
| Maria Lampropulos | 158,000 | 6,000 |
| Ana Marquez | 110,000 | -40,000 |
| Samuel Cosby | 105,000 | 15,200 |
| John Racener | 75,000 | -13,900 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:47 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Elio Fox | 0 | -57,500 |
| Jason Thomas | 0 | -64,900 |
| Paul Dhaliwal | 0 | -134,900 |
| John Bousfield | 0 | -130,900 |
| Andreas Kniep | 0 | -237,500 |
| Harley Stoffmaker | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Salimbene | 0 | -88,700 |
| Jim Collopy | 0 | -48,700 |
| James St Germain | 0 | -58,300 |
| Sriharsha Doddapaneni | 0 | -211,500 |
| Dimitry Agrachov | 0 | -177,500 |
| Avdo Djokovic | 0 | -48,500 |
| Santosh Baker | 0 | -25,400 |
| Mike Tokatlyan | 0 | -134,600 |
| Christopher Staats | 0 | -170,900 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:45 PM Local Time
Double Up for Aoki
A player shoved all in and it folded to Mikiyo Aoki who reshoved for a remaining stack around 125,000.
Holding , Aoki was in good shape for a double up, facing in her opponent's hand. The board fell , giving all sorts of draws to Aoki's opponent by the turn, but faded to win with a set of queens and eliminated her opponent from the event.
| Mikiyo Aoki | 210,000 | 84,400 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:17 PM Local Time
Break
Players are now gone on a 20-minute break to clear their heads.
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:17 PM Local Time
Sinclair Sits Down and Starts Going to Work
Jack Sinclair got a new table assignment and began asserting himself right away.
The 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event winner was in the big blind, with Melanie Weisner limping on the small blind. Sinclair raised to 14,000, and Weisner three-bet to 49,000, getting the call from Sinclair.
The flop came , Weisner checked, and Sinclair fired for 25,000, with Weisner calling. The turn came and the action checked through.
The river brought the , Weisner checked and Sinclair bet 100,000, enough to put Weisner all-in. Weisner tanked for a while and decided to shut it down, preserving her remaining 100,000 stack.
| Jack Sinclair | 200,000 | 78,000 |
| Melanie Weisner | 100,000 | -49,000 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:17 PM Local Time
Schemion Chips Down
Ole Schemion, battling with a short stack since the beginning on the day, just lost a small pot on a flop . With already around 20,000 in the middle, Schemion, in the blinds, first checked and faced a bet of 25,000 from his opponent. Schemion tanked for a few minutes before sending his cards into the muck.
| Ole Schemion | 42,000 | -12,000 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:12 PM Local Time
Notables Eliminated
| Michael Gathy | 0 | -84,000 |
| Matthew Schreiber | 0 | -215,000 |
| Daniel Park | 0 | -138,700 |
| Vitaly Lunkin | 0 | -37,300 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:10 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Jon Turner | 485,000 | 110,000 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 360,000 | 153,000 |
| Victor Choupeaux | 310,000 | 135,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 220,000 | 130,000 |
| Jared Griener | 203,000 | -5,000 |
| Ankush Mandavia | 175,000 | 45,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 170,000 | -140,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 162,000 | -33,000 |
| Eddy Sabat | 155,000 | 47,000 |
| Melanie Weisner | 149,000 | 81,000 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 145,000 | 53,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 142,000 | 75,000 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:02 PM Local Time
Lucky River for Shulman
TJ Shulman opened to 8,500 and the player on the button raised it to 18,500. Shulman made the call and the dealer revealed a flop . Shulman first checked and raised all in his opponent's bet of 20,000. The latter ended up making the call and the players tabled their cards:
TJ Shulman:
His opponent:
Shulman was covered and had to hit on the board. The turn brought him no help but a fell on the river, giving him a better set as well as the double up.
| TJ Shulman | 330,000 | 254,800 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:01 PM Local Time
Liebert Arrives With a Mountain of Chips
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Vanessa Kade are seated at the same table, along with big-stacked Wim Verhaegen, who's sitting on an above-average stack of 185,000 chips.
That stack was eclipsed, however, when Kathy Liebert arrived at the table and started un-racking a stack of 385,000.
Liebert is seated right next to Ferguson, and the two were reminiscing about a poker cruise from 17 years ago that apparently involved Phil Hellmuth getting heated about an attempted bluff. It's fascinating to picture the scene from this cruise full of poker legends, circa 2002.
| Kathy Liebert | 285,000 | -195,000 |
| Wim Verhaegen | 185,000 | 185,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 85,000 | 13,300 |
| Vanessa Kade | 60,000 | -89,100 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:45 PM Local Time
Aces Are not Good for Hellmuth
The button player opened to 10,000 and Phil Hellmuth raised it to 40,000 from the blinds. The initial player called and the flop fell . Both players checked.
Things heated on the turn after Hellmuth check-raised all in after his opponent bet 50,000. The latter ended up calling for a stack of 193,500 to create the following showdown:
Phil Hellmuth:
His opponent:
Hellmuth stood up from his chair, seeing two pair in his opponent's hand and his pocket aces cracked. The river didn't change anything and Hellmuth was left with 33,000 after that hand. The owner of 15 WSOP bracelets busted a few minutes later.
| Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -245,000 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:45 PM Local Time
Carroll Chipping Up
The player in middle position opened to 10,000, and Taylor Carroll, in the big blind, jammed for about 93,000. The player in mid-position called, putting at risk his last 85,000.
Opponent:
Taylor Carroll:
The runout was and Carroll won the pot with his pair of aces, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Taylor Carroll | 175,000 | 71,900 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:30 PM Local Time
Tuhrim Sends One Out to Burst the Money Bubble
Richard Tuhrim raised to 8,000 under the gun, and the player on the cutoff moved all in for about 95,000. Action folded back to Turhrim who made the call.
Opponent:
Richard Tuhrim:
The board came and Tuhrim took down the pot, eliminating his opponent empty-handed on the bubble. The remaining 1,322 players are all guaranteed at least $2,249.
| Richard Tuhrim | 385,000 | 215,200 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:25 PM Local Time
Shimabukuro Doubles on the Bubble
The player on the button shoved with and Takuya Shimabukuro called with a slightly lower stack with .
The board went and Shimabukuro doubled up right on the bubble.
| Takuya Shimabukuro | 275,000 | 83,300 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:19 PM Local Time
WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up Champion Sean Swingruber
Hear how a trip to the spa helped Sean Swingruber win his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-up Champion, defeating Ben Yu heads-up yesterday.
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:12 PM Local Time
Wan Doubles on the Bubble
On a flop reading , Stephen Wan moved all in from mid-position for 78,000. The player in the hijack made the call.
Stephen Wan:
Opponent:
The turn and completed the board and Wan doubled up with his set on the bubble.
| Stephen Wan | 180,000 | 110,500 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 4:04 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Counts
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 340,000 | 163,000 |
| Kami Hudson | 276,000 | 51,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 254,000 | 124,000 |
| Ben Yu | 230,000 | -8,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 210,000 | 22,000 |
| Scott Clements | 182,000 | -83,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 181,000 | 71,000 |
| Alexandre Reard | 153,000 | 26,000 |
| Maria Lampropulos | 152,000 | 0 |
| Tony Dunst | 110,000 | -17,000 |
| François Tosques | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 59,000 | -4,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 54,000 | 22,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 51,000 | -24,000 |
Sunday, June 9, 2019 3:58 PM Local Time
Hand-For-Hand
The tournament clock shows 1,324 players left. With 1,322 being guaranteed to make the money, play is now in hand-for-hand mode.
Sunday, June 9, 2019 3:56 PM Local Time
Landreth Slowly Building
The player in mid-position raised to 8,000 and the small blind three-bet to 28,000. Johnny Landreth, in the big blind, called, and the player in middle positon stuck around with a call as well.
The dealer fanned a flop of , and the small blind checked. Landreth fired a bet of 28,000, to which both of his opponents folded.
"I had jacks, what did you have?," asked the played in mid-position. "King-queen," answered Landreth.
"So if I moved all in you would have folded?"
"Yes," replied Landreth.
| Johnny Landreth | 440,000 | 323,200 |